Thank Black Women for Human Rights in America
America’s long and tumultuous history with human rights was paved and shaped by those often left out of history—especially Black women.
New America Fellows
The New America Fellows Program supports thinkers, creators, and storytellers whose work shapes public conversation on the defining issues of our time. Each year, we select a diverse group of writers, journalists, filmmakers, and innovators who pursue ambitious investigative projects that bridge storytelling with research and lived experience.
Through unrestricted funding, a supportive community, and increased visibility, New America Fellows bring big, bold ideas to life—through books, films, longform articles, podcasts, and other creative nonfiction narrative forms.
The Barbados Rebellion
Investigating the Surveillance State
The Chinese Communist Party’s surveillance regime has one of the largest spy networks, utilizing technology and neighbors as informants.
A Path to Exoneration for the Wrongly Convicted
The path to exoneration can be difficult even when there is evidence of misconduct, can investigative journalism help to make a difference?
Pulitzer Prizes 2022
Four Fellows are recognized.
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The Science Behind Our Mental Health Failures
In this Q&A, we talk to Daniel Bergner about his intimate interrogation of how we treat mental illness and how we understand ourselves.
Adapting for the Great Climate Migration
Near- and far-future solutions have to be at the center of adapting to the impending climate migration.
New America Announces Seven Inaugural Scholars of the Afghanistan Observatory Initiative
The seven scholars have a demonstrated commitment to peacebuilding, good governance, and the defense of human rights in Afghanistan.